It Costs Less to Move Less

Working Family Costs

In cities with less than 5% public transportation,
a typical working family ($20-50,000 income per year) spends $10,300 on
transportation. In cities averaging 12% public transportation that cost
drops to $9,300; fewer car payments, insurance, gas and parking results
in an extra $1,000 per year of disposable income.

It is practical to privately finance a 20%
displacement of oil-based transportation in the next three to six
years, increasing a working family's disposable income by $2,000.

In 10-12 years, it is possible to cut
transportation cost by $5,000 by displacing 70% of oil-based transport;
about a $5,000 increase in disposable income.

Construction, manufacturing and operations jobs
will be created.

Driving Parasitic Mass, the mass we pay to move
that is not cargo or passengers, towards zero results in dramatic cost
reductions.

Ultra-light infrastructure can be deployed more
quickly and with less ecological and economic impact on the community.

Operational Costs

Energy use is affected by many factors. The very
consistent rolling nature of rails greatly decreases the cost to keep
railed vehicles rolling.

Maintenance Costs

Maintenance increases as a 4th power of axle
weight. No graph is provided because the numbers become unreadable
relative to the trucks.

JPods and CargoPods stream resource to need
on-demand. The ability to move pallets without moving trucks will be a
major benefit in dense urban areas. Just-in-time practices can be
applied the logistical needs of a city.